Stories for 26 November 2005

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

Decisions that were disastrous  more...

City falls silent in tribute to Sharon

As 17 year-old Waseem Taslem paid silent tribute to murdered Sharon Beshenivsky yesterday he was also considering his own future - as a police officer.  more...

My agony over telling children - PC's husband

The husband of murdered PC Sharon Beshenivsky agonised for a week over how to tell their youngest children of her death.  more...

Charity set up in honour of tragic soldier

A children's charity has been set up in honour of a Bradford soldier killed in Iraq.  more...

Pair will live off £5 and Red Cross pack

The plight of destitute asylum seekers will be highlighted as two women try to live off £5 and a Red Cross food parcel each in one week.  more...

Bike crash to blame for hanging tragedy

A motorcyclist killed himself three years after being involved in a road accident which left him disabled, an inquest heard.  more...

Club was too noisy admit licensees

A nightclub has admitted making too much noise despite having been ordered to keep quiet.  more...

Business gets into spirit of Christmas

Bereaved children will be given special gifts at a hospice which cares for the dying.  more...

'Stalker' has his sentence halved

A man in his 30s who harassed a Bradford schoolgirl for five years with persistent declarations of his love has had his jail term halved by top judges.   more...

Screening fears

Women in Shipley are failing to keep up appointments to have life-saving breast screening.  more...

CCTV keeps watch for class bullying

A Bradford school has installed CCTV cameras into all of its classrooms to prevent bullying.  more...

Smoking survey results 'hidden'

Health ministers suppressed the results of a study revealing overwhelming public opposition to exempting non-food pubs from a smoking ban, it has emerged.  more...

Struggling church pair plan to merge

Two churches are planning to merge in a bid to modernise community facilities.  more...

Shameful double deception

The public are overwhelmingly opposed to non-food pubs being exempted from a smoking ban. That was the upshot of the Department of Health's own consultation into attitudes towards smoking in public places. It found that more than 90 per cent of those who responded wanted a total ban in all pubs, not just in those which serve food.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Let's hear it for the Kiwis

Bulls centre Shontayne Hape is hoping the club's fans will get behind him and his Kiwis side as they attempt to pull off a massive upset against the Kangaroos in the Gillette Tri-Nations final at Elland Road tonight.  more...

Ricketts has the safest hands in England

Donovan Ricketts has plenty to shout about after letting in only one goal in ten hours of league football.  more...

Villas draw tough test against Bilton

Bolton Villas have drawn the short straw in the Aire-Wharfe League's Waddilove Cup for 2006.  more...